"This summer, the fledgling field of animal law took an important step
toward legitimacy when two of the country's most prestigious
law schools, Harvard and Georgetown, announced that
they would offer courses in animal law for the first time." – New York Times, Aug. 10, 1999.
"Yesterday, [the law firm, Meyer & Glitzenstein] announced an
important victory in a legal battle
that had gone to the Pennsylvania Supree Court. The organizers of
an annual pigeon shoot in Hegins, Pa.
canceled the event." – New York Times, Aug. 18, 1999
Victory! All Seattle-are schools have officially pulled chicken-hatching
as part of their embryology units in elementary school, in response to the
combined efforts of United Poultry Concerns and Pasado's
Safe Haven. – July, 1999
Bowing to pressure from UPC, the ASPCA and other animal advocacy groups, the
Smithsonian Institution announced it had canceled its
program, "Foie Gras: A Groumet's Passion" planned for
Septeber 21. – Aug. 23, 1999
